DECEMBER 26, 2017 • HARTFORD BUSINESS JOURNAL | 27
Largest chambers of commerce
in Greater Hartford
(Ranked by number of members as of March 2017)
Rank Company Members
Minimum
dues
per year Membership contact(s)
Head of
chamber
Year
founded
1
Middlesex County Chamber of
Commerce
393 Main St., Middletown, CT 06457
860-347-6924;
www.MiddlesexChamber.com
2,175 $215
Cathy Duncan
Cathy@MiddlesexChamber.com
Lawrence McHugh 1895
2
Chamber of Commerce Eastern
Connecticut
914 Hartford Turnpike, Waterford, CT
06385
860-701-9113; www.chamberect.com
1,600 $185
Sheri Cote
scote@chamberect.com
Tony Sheridan 1911
2
Central Connecticut Chambers of
Commerce
200 Main St., Bristol, CT 06010
860-584-4718;
www.centralctchambers.org
1,600 $225
Christine Mola
c.mola@centralctchambers.org
Cindy Scoville 1889
4
Chamber of Commerce of Northwest
Connecticut Inc.
333 Kennedy Drive, Suite R101,
Torrington, CT 06790
860-482-6586;
www.nwctchamberofcommerce.org
750 $275
JoAnn Ryan
joann@nwctchamberofcommerce.org
JoAnn Ryan 1901
5
Quinnipiac Chamber of Commerce
50 N. Main St., Wallingford, CT 06492
203-269-9891; www.quinncham.com
620 $354
Dee Prior Nesti
dee@quinncham.com
Dee Prior Nesti 1915
6
Midstate Chamber of Commerce
3 Colony St., Suite 301, Meriden, CT
06451
203-235-7901;
www.midstatechamber.com
600 $280
Rosanne P. Ford
r.ford@midstatechamber.com
Séan W. Moore 1896
6
Connecticut River Valley Chamber of
Commerce (1)
2400 Main St., Glastonbury, CT 06033
860-659-3587; www.crvchamber.org
600 $250
Tina Lorentzen
tina@crvchamber.org
Mary Ellen
Dombrowski
2016 (2)
8
MetroHartford Alliance
31 Pratt St., 5th Floor, Hartford, CT
06103
860-525-4451;
www.metrohartfordalliance.com
548 $400
Richard Brown
rbrown@metrohartford.com
Oz Griebel (3) 1799
9
West Hartford Chamber of Commerce
948 Farmington Ave., West Hartford, CT
06107
860-521-2300; www.whchamber.com
535 $275
Morgan Hilyard
mhilyard.evans@whchamber.com
Barbara Lerner 1908
10
Greater Manchester Chamber of
Commerce
20 Hartford Road, Manchester, CT 06040
860-646-2223;
www.manchesterchamber.com
500 $295
Amy Heritage
amy@manchesterchamber.com
April DiFalco 1901
11
Tolland County Chamber of Commerce
30 Lafayette Square, Vernon, CT 06066
860-872-0587;
www.tollandcountychamber.org
450 $300
Candice Corcione
tccc@tollandcountychamber.org
Candice Corcione 1957
12
Greater Southington Chamber of
Commerce
31 Liberty St., Suite 210, Southington, CT
06489
860-628-8036; southingtonchamber.com
430 NA
Elizabeth Hyatt
ehyatt@southingtonchamber.com
Elizabeth Hyatt 1938
13
Greater New Britain Chamber of
Commerce
1 Court St., New Britain, CT 06051
860-229-1665;
www.greaternewbritainchamber.com
400 $225
Taylor Adametz
Taylor@greaternewbritainchamber.com
Timothy T. Stewart 1913
14
The Chamber of Commerce Windham
Region
1010 Main St., Windham, CT 06226
860-423-6389;
www.windhamchamber.com
375 $300
Heidi Meketsy
Heidi@windhamchamber.com
Diane Nadeau 1887
15
Avon Chamber of Commerce
412 W. Avon Road, Avon, CT 06001
860-675-4832; www.avonchamber.com
350 $140
Lisa Bohman
avonchamber@sbcglobal.net
Lisa Bohman 1965
16
Simsbury Chamber of Commerce
749 Hopmeadow St., Simsbury, CT
06070
860-651-7307; www.simsburycoc.org
340 $180
Lisa Gray
info@simsburycoc.org
Charles D.
Houlihan Jr.
1961
17
Windsor Chamber of Commerce
261 Broad St., Windsor, CT 06095
860-688-5165; www.windsorcc.org
320 $145
Jane M. Garibay
jane@windsorcc.org
Jane M. Garibay 1901
18
Cheshire Chamber of Commerce
195 S. Main St., Cheshire, CT 06410
203-272-2345;
www.cheshirechamber.org
310 $295
Sheldon Dill
sheldon@cheshirechamber.org
Sheldon Dill
Derek Gromko
1974
19
South Windsor Chamber of Commerce
22 Morgan Farms Drive, South Windsor,
CT 06074
860-644-9442;
www.southwindsorchamber.org
300 $250
Kathy Brady
info@southwindsorchamber.org
Kathy Brady 1968
19
North Central Connecticut Chamber of
Commerce
P.O. Box 123, Enfield, CT 06083
860-741-3838; www.ncccc.org
300 $225 (4)
Mike Vezzola
mike@ncccc.org
Bob Saunders 1892
21
Canton Chamber of Commerce
326 Albany Turnpike, Canton, CT
06019-0704
860-693-0405;
www.cantonchamberofcommerce.com
250 $135
Gary Miller
gary@cantonchamberofcommerce.com
Gary Miller 1967
21
Newington Chamber of Commerce
1046 Main St., Newington, CT 06111
860-666-2089;
www.newingtonchamber.com
250 $185
Gail Whitney
office@newingtonchamber.com
Michael Loscialpo 1945
Source: Each chamber via survey.
(1)
A merger of the former Glastonbury and East Hartford Chambers.
(2) Glastonbury Chamber founded in 1902 and East Hartford Chamber in 1915.
(3) In June, announced his intention to step down by the end of 2017.
(4) $195 (sole proprietor).
—Compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher.
LARGEST CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE
IN GREATER HARTFORD
(Ranked by number of members as of March 2017)
MetroHartford
Alliance's Griebel
stepping down
Oz Griebel, a stalwart in Hart-
ford's business community for
decades, announced that he was
stepping down as president and
CEO of the MetroHartford Alliance
at the end of 2017.
Griebel, who plans to run for gov-
ernor in 2018, led the Alliance since
its 2001 inception.
ECONOMY
HOW THE TOP 5 FARED:
Membership
%
2016 2017 change
Middlesex County
Chamber of
Commerce 2,100 2,175 3.6%
Chamber of
Commerce Eastern
Connecticut 1,500 1,600 6.7%
Central Connecticut
Chambers of
Commerce 1,600 1,600 0%
Chamber of Commerce
of Northwest
Connecticut Inc. 700 750 7.1%
Quinnipiac Chamber
of Commerce 585 620 6%
